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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 2008
Filed:
Sep. 18, 2006
Richard F. Bailey, Sr., Pennington, NJ (US);
Ronald A. Fisher, New Haven, CT (US);
Steven M. Hoffberg, West Harrison, NY (US);
Richard F. Bailey, Sr., Pennington, NJ (US);
Ronald A. Fisher, New Haven, CT (US);
Steven M. Hoffberg, West Harrison, NY (US);
ProMDX Technology, Inc., New York, NY (US);
Abstract
A controllable footwear method and apparatus, comprising a structure which controls a splitting of a force exerted on a sole of the footwear between a first portion which is stored in an energy storage structure and later returned to the sole, and a second portion which is dissipated, and a control for controlling the structure in dependence on an activity of the wearer, to alter a relation between the first portion and the second portion, to thereby alter a dynamic characteristic of the footwear.